Ferry-Morse Radish Seeds - French Breakfast Organic

French Breakfast Radish produces crisp, colorful radishes treasured among salad gourmets. This radish variety has beautiful bi-colors of scarlet with white tips. Adds the perfect splash of color to your salads. This radish has more of an old-world radish flavor than traditional radishes. French Breakfast Radish adds a unique flavor and visual appeal to salads and other dishes. It's vibrant bi-hue coloring adds an appealing brightness with it's scarlet and white tips. Rich in flavor and nutrition, this radish is a favorite among chefs and home cooks.

Growing Information

• Safe for bees
• Grows Best In: Full Sun
• Days to Germination: 4-7 Days
• Days to Maturity: 24 Days
• Best Container Size: 12"+
• Growing Height: 4-36"
• Water Needs: Moist (2 in/week)

Specifications

• Botanical Name: Raphanus sativus
• Flavor: Doesn't become hot, bitter or pithy in warm weather
• Preparation Ideas: Eat it raw in a salad or sautee in butter, salt and pepper for a great side dish
• Plant Type: Vegetable
• Plant Lifecycle: Annual
• Pelleted Seed Count: 200-300
• Fill Weight: 1.5 gram
• Landscape Use: Edible Garden
• Growing Seasons: Spring/Summer/Fall
• Harvest/Bloom Seasons: Spring/Summer/Fall

Instructions

• In full sun, sow 2 French Breakfast Radish seeds per inch in the row. Cover seeds firmly with soil. When plants have 3 or 4 leaves, thin to 1" apart. For a steady crop, sow every 10 days until warm weather and again in the fall until 30 days before frost
• Planting Depth: 0.5"
• Seed Spacing: Sow French Breakfast Radish seeds roughly 1" apart in rows, keeping rows apart by roughly 12"

Suggestions

Radishes exhibit best flavor when grown in cool weather and full sun. Use thinning's in salads. For mild radishes, mulch and keep watered to speed growth.